President of Czech Agrarian Chamber harshly criticizes Chief Hygience Officer

The president of the Czech Agrarian Chamber, Jan Veleba, said on Monday that Chief Hygiene Officer Michael Vít was unnecessarily alarming the public by spreading false information about untreated milk sold in vending machines across the Czech Republic. Mr Veleba said that he was considering publicly calling for the resignation of the hygiene officer. He added that because of Mr Vít’s warning regarding possible health risks, such as diarrhea, linked to the consumption of milk sold from these machines, Czech dairy farmers had seen a drop in sales. There are over a hundred milk vending machines in the Czech Republic. Their installation increased milk sales significantly last year.